In this espisode, I have the joy and privilage to review a little known distro named after my favorite planet in the solar system: Neptune. Why is it my favorite? I Would tell you here, but then I'd have to mind-erase you. But I do tell why in the video. At any rate, this one is in my New User Linux Review list not so much because it is commonly recommended as a distro that is good for new users, but because I was interested in it. That said, it ended up ranking very high in the list, so it is an ideal distro for new users, and I believe is the only Debian based one in the list since most of the others are based on Ubuntu (which I know Ubuntu is based on Debian). So let's get cracking on evaluating this relatively unknown distro. Neptune OS: https://neptuneos.com/en/start-page.html For your viewing pleasure, here is a link to the Neptune 2 comic I showed in the video. This one is a colored version (most of it anyway), which I no longer have. Apparently I made a copy of the inked version back in the early 80s, I believe. Neptune 2: It's a long ways down! https://www.rlcopple.com/images/Neptune2-Its_a_Long_Way_Down.PDF Not a Linux Guru Guy https://nlgg.rlcopple.com https://odysee.com/@NLGG:6 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuttKdLn_UJajqmF9H_0YzQ To donate to the channel, go to: https://nlgg.rlcopple.com/index.php?currdir=&currfile=Tip+Rick.php DISCLAIMER: The "advice" and any information by videos or writings which I, Rick Copple aka, the Not a Linux Guru Guy, give on this site are not intended to be professional advice, cannot replace a professional opinion, and neither I nor any other third-party entity is responsible for any errors or omissions in the information which results in harm to one's property or any financial losses. The information available in and through this site are provided “as is” and without warranties of any kind whether expressed or implied. To the fullest extent permissible pursuant to applicable law, Rick Copple disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Use the information on this channel at your own risk.

In this espisode, We'll end our "New User Linux Review" series with a review of Zorin OS. It is another distro often recommended for new users. It has its positives and negatives, depending on a user's point of view. We'll compare it to others on our spreadsheet as far as new users to Linux might be most concerned about. Zorin OS: https://zorinos.com Not a Linux Guru Guy https://nlgg.rlcopple.com https://odysee.com/@NLGG:6 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuttKdLn_UJajqmF9H_0YzQ To donate to the channel, go to: https://nlgg.rlcopple.com/index.php?currdir=&currfile=Tip+Rick.php DISCLAIMER: The "advice" and any information by videos or writings which I, Rick Copple aka, the Not a Linux Guru Guy, give on this site are not intended to be professional advice, cannot replace a professional opinion, and neither I nor any other third-party entity is responsible for any errors or omissions in the information which results in harm to one's property or any financial losses. The information available in and through this site are provided “as is” and without warranties of any kind whether expressed or implied. To the fullest extent permissible pursuant to applicable law, Rick Copple disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Use the information on this channel at your own risk.

In this episode, I go over what has pulled me back, full circle, to using Linux Mint for my daily driver. I also go over how to install the Candy Icon set that at least on Linux Mint (and that means this would be true of most any Debian based system unless they included it with the distro's own repositories) are not in its repositories nor is there a deb file you can download and install them. Instead, it requires downloading a tarball file from a website and decompressing it to a specific directory. I've included my script file to simplify installing them. You can download it at: https://nlgg.rlcopple.com/index.php?currdir=&currfile=Download+Scripts.php Not a Linux Guru Guy https://nlgg.rlcopple.com https://lbry.tv/@NLGG:6 To donate to the channel, go to https://nlgg.rlcopple.com/index.php?currdir=&currfile=Tip+Rick.php DISCLAIMER: The "advice" and any information by videos or writings which I, Rick Copple aka, the Not a Linux Guru Guy, give on this site are not intended to be professional advice, cannot replace a professional opinion, and neither I nor any other third-party entity is responsible for any errors or omissions in the information which results in harm to one's property or any financial losses. The information available in and through this site are provided “as is” and without warranties of any kind whether expressed or implied. To the fullest extent permissible pursuant to applicable law, Rick Copple disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Use the information on this channel at your own risk.

In this espisode, we take a look at what many would say is the flagship of distros often represented as good first distros for new users of Linux: Linux Mint. It will tend to be, at least in my estimation, the measurement of what a good distro for new users must accomplish. In addition to that, however, I'll also present my spreadsheet that anyone can download at my website: https://nlgg.rlcopple.com/index.php?currdir=&currfile=Download+Scripts.php To allow you to follow along with me in my reviews and grade them yourself, so that you can figure out which distro will work best for you. Using the spreadsheet, I'll briefly go over the criteria I will use to judge the user-friendliness of a particular distro. Linux Mint's website: https://linuxmint.com/ Not a Linux Guru Guy https://nlgg.rlcopple.com https://lbry.tv/@NLGG:6 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuttKdLn_UJajqmF9H_0YzQ To donate to the channel, go to https://nlgg.rlcopple.com/index.php?currdir=&currfile=Tip+Rick.php DISCLAIMER: The "advice" and any information by videos or writings which I, Rick Copple aka, the Not a Linux Guru Guy, give on this site are not intended to be professional advice, cannot replace a professional opinion, and neither I nor any other third-party entity is responsible for any errors or omissions in the information which results in harm to one's property or any financial losses. The information available in and through this site are provided “as is” and without warranties of any kind whether expressed or implied. To the fullest extent permissible pursuant to applicable law, Rick Copple disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Use the information on this channel at your own risk.